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The flourishing of the arts in Greece came earlier than everyone thought (Photo: Andokides the Painter or Lysippides the Painter. York Project)
Scientists are revising established ideas about the chronology of Ancient Greece.
A new study based on archaeological findings in northern Greece and the Cyclades suggests that the so-called “the dark age’ in Greek history was shorter and the cultural flourishing known as “the Greek Renaissance’ began centuries earlier than previously thought.
It was traditionally believed that after the fall of the Mycenaean civilization in the 12th century BC. Greece plunged into a long period of cultural decline, known as “dark ages”. This period lasted until about the 8th century BC, when the rapid rise of Greek civilization began, marked by the emergence of city-states, writing and active colonization. However, new data indicate that these processes could have started much earlier.
A key argument in favor of the new chronology is the discovery of a ceramic vessel with a unique ornament in the sanctuary at Eleon. This vessel dates back to the 12th century BC. and has characteristic features of the protogeometric style, which, according to traditional ideas, arose much later. This discovery calls into question the existing chronology and suggests that cultural changes in Greece occurred more smoothly and gradually than previously thought.
New research also shows that cultural contacts between different regions of Greece were more intense than previously assumed. This suggests that Greek society was more stable and dynamic, even in the period of the so-called “dark ages”.
Revising the chronology of the Greek Iron Age has important implications for understanding the history of ancient Greece. It makes it possible to look at the processes of the formation of Greek civilization and its cultural heritage in a new way. The new chronology also requires a rethinking of traditional ideas about the Dark Ages and about the role of different regions of Greece in the development of its culture.